TheTop.VC

142 Episodes

1. [$13M Raised] YC Space Tech startup, how they got funded; AstroForge's Founder, Matt Gialich

   Published: 1/9/2024
2. What VCs expect during a pitch: Emil Capital's Managing Partner, Marcel Bens

   Published: 12/12/2023
3. [$23M Raised] Getting into YC (no website) & how they hit product-market fit; CommandBar's Founder, James Evans

   Published: 12/5/2023
4. 8 Unicorns (Deel & Miro); Altair Capital's, Igor Ryabenkiy shares what he looks for when investing

   Published: 11/14/2023
5. [Exit to Salesforce] Troops's Founder, Dan Reich: How to fundraise without a product or customers

   Published: 10/26/2023
6. Exits to SAP & Medallia: Shreesha Ramdas, Founder of Lumber, why founder-market-fit is overrated & how to select the right industry

   Published: 9/26/2023
7. [1,500 startups reviewed] Zamir Shukho, GP at Vibranium VC; founder motivation & customer discovery pitfalls

   Published: 9/12/2023
8. Former a16z Partner, Rex Salisbury, now GP at Cambrian; Speed of execution & career highs and lows

   Published: 8/29/2023
9. Navigating Fundraising Challenges: Insights from Whizz's Co-founder Mike Peregudov, Post $1.5M Seed Extension

   Published: 8/15/2023
10. [$75M* Raised] Solve for: VC engagement; Matt Martin, Founder of Clockwise

    Published: 8/1/2023
11. [$5M Raised] Power Through Funding Doubt: Black Founder Success, Devo Harris, Founder of Adventr

    Published: 7/25/2023
12. MARL Accelerator's GP: Integrity, Due Diligence, and Early-Stage Investing

    Published: 6/22/2023
13. 1# Correlation to Startup Success: $340M AUM, Clear Ventures's GP, Rajeev Madhavan (2x founder)

    Published: 6/13/2023
14. [$9.9M Raised] Do you have a moat? Answering VC's, funding 101: David Fink, CEO Postie

    Published: 5/23/2023
15. [$29M raised] Getting Sequoia to Invest In Your Seed; Brian, CEO of Doppler

    Published: 5/9/2023
16. Inside the Mind of a Solo Capitalist; Itamar Novick, Managing Partner of Recursive Ventures

    Published: 5/2/2023
17. Investor in Gusto & Robinhood; Chamaeleon's Managing Partner, Nuno G. Pedro; how VCs evaluate founders, DD process unpacked, and pitching without slides

    Published: 3/30/2023
18. Founder Market Fit - what are investors actually looking for? VC, Emma Silverman, from TMV shares her perspective

    Published: 3/21/2023
19. Sequoia & Kleiner invested pre-product; Shane Curran, Founder of Evervault shares what he did

    Published: 3/14/2023
20. [$0-IPO] Braze's Founder, Mark Ghermezian; now running m]x[v Capital; how to evaluate early stage founders

    Published: 3/7/2023